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Gilles Peterson goes to the heart of Cuba’s thumping rumba scene

Roots of club culture — Afro-Cuban rumba’s pumping rhythms have influenced house, hip hop, jazz and beyond. Musical explorer Gilles Peterson followed the rumba beat all the way to Havana for new new album and documentary that explores the genre’s huge impact.

Written by: Natalie Howard

Art

Mr. Bingo found success in art by learning to say 'no'

Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, illustrator Mr. Bingo talks about how embracing his funny bone launched his career.

Written by: Huck HQ / Samantha Maine

Culture

Kazuo Ishiguro had to work a tough job to truly understand human nature

Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, Kazuo Ishiguro discusses how formative years spent as a social worker altered his worldview and shaped his writing.

Written by: Huck HQ / D'Arcy Doran

Outdoors

Olympic cyclist Laura Trott knows that family is everything

Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, we hear from Olympic cyclist Laura Trott on how she keeps grounded amidst ever-growing career pressure.

Written by: Huck HQ / Alex King

Surf

Soon this land will be under the sea: Surfing in the Maldives with Jamie Brisick

Chapter 5: The Ticking Clock — Author, filmmaker and Huck Global Editor Jamie Brisick reports back from a contemplative surf trip to the Indian Ocean.

Written by: Jamie Brisick

John Vanderslice

John Vanderslice on finding beauty in imperfection

Huck 50 — Huck's Fiftieth Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we'll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine.

Written by: Huck HQ / Casey Jarman

Film

Meet the Scottish director who did the world a favour and put Fassbender in a Western

John Maclean interview — Musician turned director John Maclean discusses his feature film debut Slow West ahead of its UK premiere.

Written by: Robin Nierynck

Surf

Indigenous island people and the expats: Surfing in the Maldives with Jamie Brisick

Chapter 4: A Watery Skatepark — Author, filmmaker and Huck Global Editor Jamie Brisick reports back from a contemplative surf trip to the Indian Ocean.

Music

Banquet Records on how to keep your music store alive

Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, we hear from co-owners of Banquet Records, Jon Tolley and Mike Smith, on the art of keeping the record store alive.

Written by: Huck HQ / Megan Smith

Film

How well do The Bots know each other?

Band of Brothers — We caught up with Californian siblings The Bots to put to the test exactly how little they know about one another.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

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